The plastid which is green in colour and helps to trap sunlight is known as:

Leucoplast

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Chromoplast

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Aminoplast

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Chloroplast

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Solution

The correct option is D
Chloroplast

Plastids are double membrane-bound organelles present in plants.

They are of three kinds - Chromoplasts give color to different parts of the plant. Leucoplasts help in storage and chloroplasts are plastids dedicated to photosynthesis. They have the green pigment chlorophyll which helps harness Sun's energy.

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Assertion: Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which trap solar energy.

Reason: Plastids with green pigmentation help in storage of starch.

Column I	Column II
(A) Chloroplasts	(i) Colourless plastids
(B) Chromoplasts	(ii) Yellow, orange or red coloured plastids
(C) Leucoplasts	(iii) Green plastids

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